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We did a pretty rapid dash to catch a Haunted History Tour with an amazing guide. Quite an actress. We wandered the streets while she told us wonderful stories of the history of New Orleans and the various hauntings that remain in French Quarter. We had a quick warm up Irish Coffee then took a taxi home, away from the madness of Saturday night in Bourbon St. ...

... and visited the historic Cemetery. The history and architecture is wonderful. Yesterday we went to the Hurricane Katrina museum which was very poignant and reminded us of the resilience of the New Orleans people.

The music is wonderful and the food is good although super sized! It is true what they say about Southern hospitality. Every corner of the 75 blocks of the French Quarter has something interesting to see ...

... fish bites with Cajun stuffing drizzled with remoulade. The band started playing and the female singer crooned "They Can't Take That Away a From Me" into an old 1950's style mike, followed by a version of "Fly me to the Moon".

The craw fish arrived; six falafel sized balls, crispy on the outside, fluffy and creamy on the inside. The only thing I didn't particularly like was the remoulade, which tasted like Mayo to me. Not as good as the Gumbo at Marigny, but not bad. ...

... of your being and in return extract a part of you with one single passionate kiss making you forever one with it. New Orleans is one of those cities. In mere hours it embedded itself so deeply in my memory that 20 years later it still draws me back in. I only wonder now if its indelible impression can match the embellishments of my memory. So much has changed in this city over 20 years - some of those changes forever altering ...

Woke up and showered as it was stupidly hot last night and felt horrible this morning. A quick breakfast and it was time to leave the campsite and head to the swamps. An hour later then we were supposed to be there, due to wrong turns, we eventually pulled up at the office where everyone was to check in. All but 3 of us were doing the tour and due to being late everyone was rushed down the boat leaving me Mel and Candice to ...